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Jill Hunt

 

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First Name
Jill
Last Name
Hunt
Artist's Statement
I create in a wide range of media, with a preference for oil and acrylic painting. My current body of work has evolved to the abstract. I find joy in the playful experimentation and freedom from expected outcomes that abstract art brings. I thrive on the creative challenge of conveying meaning in the absence of representational subject matter.
Though I strive for a loose, child-like aesthetic in my paintings, my choices in the art-making process are very intentional. I intuitively begin each piece with a feeling I want to reflect or personal experience that I want to convey. The painting then becomes a puzzle of sorts that I try to solve as I layer paint and make marks on the canvas or paper. Only I know when I have achieved the final solution.
Through emotive color and mark-making, my paintings represent life experience and the emotions carried with it. They are glimpses into my heart. The title of each painting is a hint to its personal meaning, but I choose to leave further interpretation to the viewer. Every individual’s life journey allows them to connect to my work in distinct ways, which I find to be one of the best things about art. How we perceive, feel, and recollect is unique to each of us, but we can also connect through these intangibles. They are common threads among us. By bringing them to light through my paintings, I continually strive to create that connection.
Artist's Bio
Jill Hunt is a regional painter who creates with oil, watercolor, acrylic and more. Born and raised in Buffalo, NY, Hunt attended Nazareth University as a Studio Art major with a concentration in Illustration, and Buffalo State University, where she earned her degree in Art Education. After, she made the move to Raleigh, NC to pursue her goals. Hunt worked as an Art Educator in NC for more than 20 years. In addition to teaching, she has owned a studio and gallery in Clayton, NC, was a resident artist of a gallery in downtown Raleigh for several years, and has exhibited throughout the state, earning numerous awards for her paintings. Hunt resides in Clayton, NC with her husband, daughter and two feline fur babies.
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Preferred Mediums
  • Acrylic
  • Mixed Media
  • Oil / Alkyd
  • Watercolor/Gouache
Areas of Interest
  • Abstracts
  • Animals
  • Landscape
 

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